WorksheetsImpact of Andrew Jackson on Native Americans
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
How did the presidency of Andrew Jackson impact Native Americans in Tennessee?
It forced Native Americans out of Tennessee.
It gave Native Americans more rights in Tennessee.
It improved the social status of Native Americans in Tennessee.
It gave Native Americans control of the government of Tennessee.
This chart describes one action of the United States government.
Confiscation Act
Declaration of Independence
Homestead Act
Treaty of Echota
How did the Jackson Purchase impact Tennessee?
It decreased the population of Tennessee.
It made slavery illegal in Tennessee.
It expanded the western boundary of Tennessee.
It promoted a bicameral government in Tennessee.
As president, how did Andrew Jackson impact Native Americans in the United States?
He passed laws that granted full citizenship to Native Americans.
He prevented the creation of Native American reservations.
He forced Native Americans to migrate out of their homelands.
He increased federal funding for Native American schools.
How did the Jackson Purchase impact the borders of Tennessee?
It established the Appalachian Mountains as the eastern border of Tennessee.
It established the Ohio River as the northern border of Tennessee.
It established the Blue Ridge Mountains as the southern border of Tennessee.
It established the Mississippi River as the western border of Tennessee.
Andrew Jackson is most closely related to which historical event?
American Revolution
Battle of Saratoga
Boston Tea Party
Trail of Tears
The Jackson Purchase expanded the borders of which state?
Georgia
Louisiana
Tennessee
Virginia
The Mississippi River became the western border of Tennessee as a direct result of which historical event?
Battle of Horseshoe Bend
Jackson Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
Treaty of New Echota
This chart shows the impacts of a piece of legislation passed in 1830. Which piece of legislation completes this chart?
Emancipation Proclamation
Indian Removal Act
Jackson Purchase
Watauga Compact
Which geographical feature became the western border of Tennessee as a result of the Jackson Purchase?
Appalachian Mountains
Cumberland River
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
With the Treaty of Echota, the United States government purchased 7 million acres of Cherokee land, despite the majority of native tribes opposing the purchase. This is an excerpt from a letter that Chief John Ross wrote to the United States Senate. "We are stripped of every attribute of freedom and eligibility for legal self-defense. Our property may be [stolen] before our eyes; violence may be committed on our persons; even our lives may be taken away, and there is no one to [listen to] our complaints." Which statement best describes what John Ross was trying to accomplish with this letter?
He was declaring war against the United States government in order to recover his land.
He was hoping to become a member of the United States Senate.
He was asking for additional food and blankets for settlers to take with them when moving out West.
He was trying to convince the government that the treatment of American Indians was unfair and unconstitutional.
These are several maps of the southeastern United States. Which number correctly identifies the land known as the Jackson Purchase?
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2
3
4
How did the Tennessee volunteer militia impact the War of 1812?
It successfully defended the southern states and won the Battle of New Orleans.
It conquered new lands west of the Rocky Mountains.
It allowed the British military to create a base along the Mississippi River.
It invaded British colonies in Canada and disrupted important supply lines.
This is a quote from The War, a newspaper published in 1814. By the western mail yesterday we received another statement of the circumstances of ___?___’s victory at Horseshoe Bend, contained in his letter to the governor of Tennessee; which recounts some particulars…which we have published. Which historical figure completes this quote?
William Henry Harrison
Andrew Jackson
James Madison
John Marshall
What year did Tennessee become a state?
1700
1776
1796
1800
The Territory South of the River Ohio (Southwest Territory) eventually became which state?
Alabama
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Tennessean Overmountain Men had an impact on which battle of the American Revolution?
Battle of Cowpens
Battle of Kings Mountain
Battle of Saratoga
Battle of Yorktown
This chart shows the difficulties faced by the founders of the Cumberland Settlements. Which difficulty completes this chart?
A ban on enslaved labor made it difficult to build an economy in the region.
Attacks from the Chickamauga Native Americans made the region unsafe.
War with Spanish colonists made the region unsafe.
A lack of wild animals made it difficult to hunt for food in the region.
Why is John Sevier an important figure in Tennessee history?
He was elected as the state’s first governor in 1796.
He was the first settler to join the Watauga Settlement.
He was the leader of the Tennessee Militia during the American Revolution.
He was chosen to create the state’s first university in 1794.
How did the Watauga Compact impact the settlement of Tennessee?
It created the first laws of the region.
It prevented the use of enslaved labor in the region.
It blocked French trade within the region.
It allowed Native Americans to become citizens of the region.
Why was the Cumberland Gap important to the early settlement of Tennessee?
It prevented colonists from planting cash crops.
It allowed settlers to travel through the Appalachian Mountains.
It decreased the cost of trade.
It increased tensions between settlers and Native Americans.
